Ray Epps, rioter at centre of conspiracy theory, charged over January 6 – By Martin Pengelly (The Guardian) / Sept 19, 2023
Oath Keeper, who has denied being federal agent provocateur, indicted on one count of disorderly conduct in restricted area
Ray Epps – a Donald Trump supporter, Oath Keepers militia member and January 6 participant who became the subject of rightwing conspiracy theories about the attack on Congress – has been charged with one criminal count related to the riot.
In a court filing in US district court in Washington DC, dated Monday, federal prosecutors charged Epps with disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.
A former US marine from Arizona, Epps went to Washington in January 2021 to join protesters seeking to block Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the presidential election the previous November.
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